Hallock TownshipIL
A town of 1,546, settled in 1860.
Is Hallock Township a good place to live?
The best of Hallock Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Hallock Township’s median household income is $151,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 3 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Hallock Township's schools outperform 74% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Banks/Young Wildlife Preserve, at 220 acres. Hallock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Hallock Township for work
Where Hallock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hallock Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Hallock Township is from typical.
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Moving to Hallock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hallock Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hallock Township.
On CDC estimates, Hallock Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Hallock Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Hallock Township adults get no exercise outside work, where Illinois’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 25%. 9.4% of Hallock Township adults worry about having enough food.
| Hallock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hallock Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hallock Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Hallock Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Hallock Township. The top destinations are Peoria (33%), Mossville (7%) and Chillicothe (6%).
| Hallock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hallock Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Hallock Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (39% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Hallock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.8 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Hallock Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Hallock Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 81 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hallock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 5.8% of Hallock Township
1.2 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Banks/Young Wildlife Preserve | — | 220 |
| 2. Hazelwood Park | — | 197 |
| 3. Frazer Woods | — | 187 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wildlife Prairie Park and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hallock Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park15 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
15 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
15 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
15 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
28 mi MuseumRyan Round BarnPhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Hallock Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hallock Township
About 1 of every 100 Hallock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Hallock Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Hallock Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,600 and it contained 619 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Hallock Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hallock Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallock Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Medina Township | #212 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| La Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chillicothe Township | #123 | A | A− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Akron Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hallock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hallock Township, Medina Township and Chillicothe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. La Prairie Township and Akron Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hallock Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hallock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hallock Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.